Ukraine is widely expected to launch a counteroffensive in the coming weeks to recapture territory from Russian forces. Some Ukrainian officials say it could focus on the south of the country.
Tag: Zaporizhzhia (Ukraine)
Your Thursday Briefing
Fears grow about Ukraine’s imperiled nuclear plant.
Soldiers Massing Near Ukrainian Nuclear Plant, U.N. Official Warns
Amid signs of offensives and counteroffensives, concern is rekindling about what it will mean for the biggest nuclear plant in Europe.
Your Wednesday Briefing
Russia bombards a town near Bakhmut.
U.N. Official Heads to Ukrainian Nuclear Plant as Safety Fears Grow
The official met with President Volodymyr Zelensky to discuss the Zaporizhzhia plant, amid worries that a Ukrainian offensive could raise the already-high risk of disaster.
Russia Blasts Ukrainian Cities, Including Biggest Use of Advanced Missiles
Of 81 missiles fired, six were hypersonic weapons, among Russia’s newest and most advanced, which are all but impossible to shoot down.
Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Outage Amid Russian Shelling Prompts Fiery U.N. Response
It’s the sixth time the facility had to move to its emergency power supply since Russia invaded Ukraine a year ago.
Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant Conditions Have Deteriorated, Ukraine Says
The International Atomic Energy Agency last week warned that the situation at the plant, which Moscow seized soon after its invasion in February, was “precarious.”
In Northern Ukraine, a Different Sort of War Game
Russian forces are shelling border areas there to tie up thousands of Ukrainian troops that might otherwise defend against attacks farther south.
Russia says it will switch four occupied Ukrainian regions to Moscow time.
Russia, which has many time zones, is seeking to integrate the regions after illegally annexing them in September.